On a nice warm Saturday afternoon we decided to hop by Noryangjin Fish Market for live octopus!! Super anticipating that trip. It’s not really my first time actually, i do briefly recall having those live stuff at a Korean restaurant for a business dinner but hm I can’t remember much.
So anyway, we headed down on a nice warm afternoon together with Yonsei and Ewha kids! It was like a mass Singapore outing haha.
View from the top!
I got super freaked out looking at that huge octopus i cannot
These oysters were super delicious!!
After purchasing some sea cucumbers, squid, octopus and fish we headed to a restaurant. Oh yeah I haven’t explained how it works here… you first pick the fresh seafood you want from the market and purchase them, then you head over to any of the restaurants where they will prepare the food for you. You have to pay extra if you want them to cook the food for you too. We were charged about 50,000 won ($60) for service fee, I think they charge per person though, there were 11 of us. For the huge squid we got, they charged about that much too to cook the squid but oh wells we can’t really eat that raw. Everything else we ate raw though!
It was kind of the first time most of us have eaten live octopus that we’ve seen on TV so there was quite a ruckus when it was first served, tentacles squirming and head pulsing and all LOL. The tentacles were ok but the body/head that I ate was super gross, i couldn’t even swallow it LOL. It didn’t taste bad but it was really tough to chew.
I guess although it’s a little pricey it sort of evens out with all the cheap stuff we got at the market. I spent about $15+ altogether, and i think most of them came from service and cooking fees. The seafood was actually really cheap.
After that, we headed over to a nice small cosy cafe where we spent the rest of the evening playing cards. The forfeit was that day was to make really stupid faces and upload them on Facebook, so on that day Zenn Frederick and Melissa had really retarded faces as their profile pic and were competing to see who get the most likes. Haha. It was a really nice cafe, but they spoke only Korean so I guess that pushed my limits a little but that’s good ^^
By that time the temperature was about 18 degrees, so warm and comfy! We debated a little bit then decided to just head over to Han River because it was nearby, and cycle because the weather was so beautiful!
Now it’s a must to cycle at Han River! It’s just so beautiful and the air’s so fresh. Lots of couples go there to ride the tandem bike.
Really love the view that greeted us as soon as we left the train station!
Found the place to rent bikes! the bikes here are all so cute with pastel colors and white baskets, so much prettier than the bikes we rent at East Coast Park lol. It was only 3000 won ($5) to rent a bike for an hour!
Cycled under the bridge and had to stop to take a picture because of the beautiful colors washed on the pillars and the couples quietly enjoying their time there. This is also a scene i’ve seen often on dramas~
Han River also looks like a beautiful place to camp 🙂 Maybe in spring/summer? Spring is kinda here but chilly winter winds are stilll blowing ;(
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